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President Duterte To Create Hospital With Free Hospitalization For OFWs, Dependents


Senator Joel Villanueva filed a bill for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) to have an exclusive hospital in the Philippines, and if this will be passed, OFWs and its dependents can avail free hospitalization.

The Senate Bill 1282, Senator Villanueva is proposing to build an exclusive hospital for OFWs, a campaign promise of President Rodrigo Duterte to Overseas Filipino Workers. Through this, the OFWs including its dependents can avail free hospitalization.

Based on the 2015 survey from April 1 to September 30, 2015 on Overseas Filipino Workers, there are about 2.4 million OFWs, of which total remittance of Php 180.3 billion.

The hospital will be called “Bagong Bayani Filipino Hospital,” which will be managed by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration or OWWA.  The hospital is also expected to admit 50 patients per ward.


Source: ANC
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